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Heavy Metals in Soil and Crops of an Intensively Farmed Area: A Case Study in Yucheng City, Shandong Province, China

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  • Lin Jia

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China
    Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China)

  • Wuyi Wang

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China)

  • Yonghua Li

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China)

  • Linsheng Yang

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China)

Abstract

Yucheng City is located in northwestern Shandong Province, China, and is situated on the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, the largest alluvial plain in China. In this study, 86 surface soil samples were collected in Yucheng City and analyzed for cation exchange capacity (CEC), soil organic matter (SOM), pH, available phosphorus (avail. P), phosphorus (P), aluminum (Al), and iron (Fe). These soils were also analyzed for ‘total’ chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb), together with 92 wheat samples and 37 corn samples. There was no obvious heavy metal contamination in the soil and irrigation water. But the long-term accumulation of heavy metals in soil has lead to an increase of Ni, As, Hg and Pb concentrations in some of wheat and corn samples and Cd in wheat samples. Because of the numerous sources of soil heavy metals and the lower level of heavy metal in irrigation water, there is no significant relation between soil heavy metal concentrations and irrigation water concentrations. Cr, Ni were mainly from the indigenous clay minerals according to multivariate analysis. Little contribution to soil heavy metal contents from agricultural fertilizer use was found and the local anomalies of As, Cd, Hg, Pb in wheat and corn grain are attributed to the interactive effects of irrigation and fertilizer used. Aerial Hg, however may also be the source of Hg for soil, wheat and corn.

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  • Lin Jia & Wuyi Wang & Yonghua Li & Linsheng Yang, 2010. "Heavy Metals in Soil and Crops of an Intensively Farmed Area: A Case Study in Yucheng City, Shandong Province, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-18, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:2:p:395-412:d:7027
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    1. Peng Shi & Jun Xiao & Yafeng Wang & Liding Chen, 2014. "Assessment of Ecological and Human Health Risks of Heavy Metal Contamination in Agriculture Soils Disturbed by Pipeline Construction," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-17, February.
    2. Shi-Bo Fang & Hao Hu & Wan-Chun Sun & Jian-Jun Pan, 2011. "Spatial Variations of Heavy Metals in the Soils of Vegetable-Growing Land along Urban-Rural Gradient of Nanjing, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-12, May.
    3. Wei Jiao & Yong Niu & Yuan Niu & Hengyu Hu & Ruiping Li, 2018. "Spatial Assessment of Anthropogenic Impact on Trace Metal Accumulation in Farmland Soils from a Rapid Industrializing Region, East China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-12, September.
    4. Mengjie Wu & Hongyu Liu & Chunping Yang, 2019. "Effects of Pretreatment Methods of Wheat Straw on Adsorption of Cd(II) from Waterlogged Paddy Soil," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-21, January.
    5. Yang Guan & Chaofeng Shao & Qingbao Gu & Meiting Ju & Qian Zhang, 2015. "Method for Assessing the Integrated Risk of Soil Pollution in Industrial and Mining Gathering Areas," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-21, November.

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